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Recommendation to the Council on EU priorities for the 70th session of the UN Commission on the Status of Women

Vote ID 184807Source: official EP roll-call records

Official roll-call results (EP minutes) ↗

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Importance Score

Low importance

Why this vote stands out:

✓Strong political group division
✓Some national delegation divergence
✓High participation
✓Many MEPs voted against their group

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Topic importance+0 / 15

Turnout+4 / 5

Vote type+0 / 25

Close vote+0 / 15

Legislative+0 / 15

Rebel votes+10 / 10

Group division+12 / 15

Country division+8 / 15

Methodology: importance-v0.1 · The Importance Score is a prioritisation indicator. It does not judge whether a vote is good or bad.

What was this vote about?

This vote concerned “Recommendation to the Council on EU priorities for the 70th session of the UN Commission on the Status of Women”. EPP, S&D, Renew, Greens-EFA, Left and NI voted mostly in favour, while PfE and ESN voted mostly against. ECR mostly abstained. The motion was adopted by a comfortable margin (420 for, 88 against, 56 abstentions).

Automated summary generated from official vote metadata and observed voting patterns. Not a legal interpretation.

Why it matters

This is a substantive vote (such as an amendment or resolution) that contributes to shaping the final position of the Parliament on a dossier. It reflects the political direction taken on specific provisions.

Result analysis

For

420

Against

Abstain

Margin of victory

332 votes

Turnout (cast)

564

Absent

155

Participation rate

78.4%

✓This was not a close vote — the margin was comfortable.

By political group

EPP185 MEPs

For 133Against 0Abstain 2Absent 50

S&D135 MEPs

For 108Against 0Abstain 1Absent 26

PfE84 MEPs

For 26Against 40Abstain 3Absent 15

ECR82 MEPs

For 2Against 15Abstain 47Absent 18

Renew78 MEPs

For 57Against 4Abstain 0Absent 17

Greens/EFA53 MEPs

For 40Against 2Abstain 0Absent 11

The Left45 MEPs

For 36Against 0Abstain 0Absent 9

ESN27 MEPs

For 1Against 24Abstain 0Absent 2

NI29 MEPs

For 17Against 2Abstain 3Absent 7

Country angle

Most in favour

Germany62
France56
Spain40
Italy31
Poland24

Most against

Hungary10

Divided delegations

None notably divided.

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria20 MEPs

For 10Against 5Abstain 0Absent 5

Belgium22 MEPs

For 13Against 2Abstain 1Absent 6

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 10Against 2Abstain 1Absent 4

Croatia12 MEPs

For 10Against 1Abstain 0Absent 1

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 4Against 0Abstain 0Absent 2

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 11Against 5Abstain 3Absent 2

Denmark15 MEPs

For 11Against 4Abstain 0Absent 0

Estonia7 MEPs

For 6Against 0Abstain 1Absent 0

Finland15 MEPs

For 10Against 1Abstain 0Absent 4

France81 MEPs

For 56Against 4Abstain 1Absent 20

Germany96 MEPs

For 62Against 15Abstain 0Absent 19

Greece21 MEPs

For 8Against 1Abstain 2Absent 10

Hungary21 MEPs

For 0Against 10Abstain 0Absent 11

Ireland14 MEPs

For 12Against 0Abstain 0Absent 2

Italy76 MEPs

For 31Against 7Abstain 17Absent 21

Latvia9 MEPs

For 4Against 1Abstain 2Absent 2

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 8Against 0Abstain 1Absent 2

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 5Against 1Abstain 0Absent 0

Malta6 MEPs

For 5Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Netherlands31 MEPs

For 19Against 8Abstain 1Absent 3

Poland53 MEPs

For 24Against 5Abstain 15Absent 9

Portugal21 MEPs

For 14Against 3Abstain 0Absent 4

Romania33 MEPs

For 17Against 0Abstain 6Absent 10

Slovakia15 MEPs

For 7Against 2Abstain 1Absent 5

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 8Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Spain60 MEPs

For 40Against 8Abstain 4Absent 8

Sweden21 MEPs

For 15Against 3Abstain 0Absent 3

Individual MEP positions

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